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Circles of Care Worker - Inala

Mission Australia
  • Full Time, 6 months with the potential for extension
  • Location: Inala
  • Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

About Us

Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that has been helping vulnerable Australians move towards independence for more than 160 years.

Every day we support people nationwide by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies and much more. We are generously supported by our funders, partners and tens of thousands of everyday Australians, who make the work of our tireless volunteers and staff possible.

Mission Australia is committed to keeping children and young people safe with zero tolerance of harm or abuse, and expect all our employees and volunteers to reflect this commitment. 

Your Opportunity

Circles of Care (Inala) is a school-based model of integrated service delivery currently operating at three primary schools across Inala and Acacia Ridge in Brisbane. Its purpose is to create an early intervention, prevention, school-based portal for seamless access to a comprehensive range of learning and social support services to promote children's positive development. By improving the social and emotional state of students within schools, Circles of Care increases opportunities for successful outcomes and minimises the risk of children and families entering into statutory systems of child safety and youth justice.

This unique opportunity will see you join the Circles of Care Project, of the wider Mission Australia team, where you will partner with schools and communities to support families and children who are experiencing difficulty in adjusting to school. Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • Support and assist schools in the identification of children and families (with potential risk) requiring support and engagement and implement relevant responses and / or referral pathways as required.   
  • Identify and respond to barriers that effect families to access services
  • Ensure all reporting requirements including the production of reports and data collection are provided to the Program Manager
  • Facilitate and support the development and implementation of evidence based / informed programs for children’s social and emotional well being
  • Initiate, establish and maintain relationships with key community members, stakeholders  and services across both school and community environments .

Requirements for Success

  • Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
  • Experience in applying for funding from outside organisations
  • Experience in providing school based interventions
  • Experience in maintaining data and writing reports
  • Relevant degree at tertiary level
  • Driving License
  • Intermediate computer skills

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

Culture & Benefits  

A career with Mission Australia will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of Australians in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of compassion, integrity, respect, perseverance and celebration.

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

  • NFP salary packaging benefits reducing taxable income (details via Advantage)
  • Generous discounts with hotels, travel insurance and major retailers
  • Free, confidential counselling services via our EAP
  • Discounted health care with Medibank Private


Diversity & Inclusion

Mission Australia is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and all the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.

As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, we invite you to get in touch via email [email protected] using the subject line: Circles of Care Worker - Inala enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

Next Steps

To be considered for this opportunity, please click ‘apply’ and send your cover letter and resume today.

For more information, feel free to view the Position Description via LINK to the PD. For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

Please send through your application as soon as possible as shortlisting will commence before the closing date.

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